Epson CX4900 Series manual

En glish I n tr oduc tion I m po r ta n t S a fet y I n str u c ti o n s . . . .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 3 C o py ri gh t No ti c e .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 4 Gui d e t o P a r ts an d Con t r ol[...]

Wh er e to Fin d Info rm atio n Pap er ma nu al s Start H ere Be su re to read this sh e et first. This sheet tells you how to s et up the prod uct and i ns tall t he software. It als o incl ud es in stru cti ons on loadin g paper and p lac ing origin als . ( this book) U ser 's Gu ide -fo r us e with out a c o mp ute r- This book contains inf[...]

Intro duction 3 En glish Introduction I mp or tan t S afe ty In struc ti ons Before us ing t his prod u c t, read an d follow th ese saf ety instruct ions : ■ Use only th e pow er cord that comes with the product. U se of an other cord m ay c a use fire or shock. Do not use t he cord with any othe r eq u ip m ent . ■ Make su re the power cord m[...]

4 Introduction W arni ngs , C aut io ns, and No tes F o llow t he se g ui d e lin e s a s you read you r instruct ions : Cop yri g ht Not i ce No part of this publication m a y be reproduce d, stored in a ret rie val s ystem, or transm i tted in any form o r by any means , e le c tronic, mechan ical, photocopy ing, record ing, or ot he rwise, w ith[...]

G uid e t o Pa rts a nd Con trol Pa ne l Fun cti ons 5 En glish Gu ide to P a rts a nd C ont r ol P a nel Fu nc t ion s Par t s A C in let USB port doc ument c over me mory card s lo t co ve r co nt ro l panel ex te r nal i n te r f ac e US B p or t do c ument t abl e paper s u pport out put tra y ou tp u t tr ay ex te ns i on ed ge guid e memor y [...]

6 Gui d e to P a rts a nd Co nt r o l P a ne l Fun ctio ns Con trol P anel Fu nction s B utton s Bu tt on Fun ct i on 1 P On Press to turn the product on and off. 2 B Press to r e place ink car tri dges. Press and h old for three seconds to cle an the print head (when the B light is of f). 3 C [ M emory C ard ] Press to sel ect a memor y card print[...]

G uid e t o Pa rts a nd Con trol Pa ne l Fun cti ons 7 En glish Lights O = on k = fl as hing Lig ht Pat t e rn St at u s 1O n O T he product is on. k (s lo w) The product is active. k (f as t) T he product is turning off . 2 b Er r o r O or k A n er ror has occur r ed ( & “Sol v ing P roble m s” on page 22). 3 Bk An ink cartridg e i s l ow [...]

8 H an dli n g Pa pe r H a ndl ing Pa pe r E pson of fers an extens i ve lin e of speci al papers th at p ro vi de o u ts tan di ng r e sul t s w hen u se d w ith E pso n prin ters and ink. The type of pape r you choose aff ects th e w ay your pri nt out l ooks , so be sure to select th e correct p ape r for y o ur job. Sel e cti ng Pap er If you a[...]

Ha nd li n g Pa pe r 9 En glish 4. Set the paper as shown in the f ollow i ng illus tr at ion s. 5. Flip the feeder guard back. Al so make sure th e pape r thick ne ss lever i s set dow n t o th e m positi on. Note: Mak e su re you do n ot load mor e than the recom mend ed number of s heets. Check the Paper T y pe se tt in g bef o re print ing t o [...]

10 Copying Co py in g Y ou can cop y d ocume nts and pho t os wit hout a comput er. Not e th e f ollowi ng wh en c o pyi ng: ■ T he copi ed im age may not be exac tly th e same s ize as the original . ■ D e pen ding on the type of p aper us e d, print q ual ity m ay de cline in the top an d bottom areas of t he pr i nto ut , o r t hes e a re as[...]

Copying 11 En glish Co pyin g D ocum en t s Tip: Plain photocopi er paper w orks w ell f or mak i ng eve r yday c opi es. For cr isper t ext and m or e v ivid c ol ors, t r y one of th e spec ia l E pson papers ( & “ Sele cting P aper ” on page 8) . 1. Load plain paper ( & page 8). 2. Place y o ur original on the docum en t table ( &[...]

12 Printi ng fro m a Me mory Ca rd Prin tin g fr om a Memory Ca r d Y ou can print photos dir e ctly from y o u r di g i tal camera's me mory card. J u s t i nsert it into t he memory card slot and you are ready to pri nt . H a ndl in g a Me mory C a rd C o m pat ibl e ca r d s Ma k e s ur e you r me mory c a rd m eet s t he foll owi n g requi[...]

Printin g fro m a M e mo r y Card 13 En glish c Caution: Mak e su r e you check w hich di r ec tion t he car d s houl d be in serted, and if the card n eeds a n ada pt er m ake sur e yo u at tach the ad apter befo re inse rting the card. Oth erwise, yo u may no t be a ble to rem o v e the card from the product . 5. Make sure t he memory card ligh t[...]

14 Printi ng fro m a Me mory Ca rd Sel ecting and Pri nt ing Photos Usi ng an Ind ex S heet T o sel ect photos for printing, you can use an in de x sh e et . Firs t , prin t an index shee t w hich has s mal l images of all the ph otos on your me mory card. T he n , mark the p hoto s on the ind ex sheet t hat you want to print , scan th e s heet, an[...]

Printin g fro m a M e mo r y Card 15 En glish 3 . Scanning the in dex she et a nd pri nting the sel ec te d photos 1 . Pl a c e t h e i n dex sh ee t f a c e -do w n o n t he document table , in the upper left corner, so that the top of the sheet is al igne d again st the left ed g e o f th e do cu me nt ta b le . 2. C lo s e th e d oc u m ent c ov[...]

16 Printi ng fro m a Digita l C amer a Pr in t ing fr om a D igi t al C am e ra Y ou can print yo ur ph otos by connec ting your d igit al camera di rectly to this produ ct. D igital Ca mera Re q u irements Make su r e your cam era an d ph otos me et the follow ing re q uirem ents. C o nn e c t i n g a nd Pr i n t i ng 1. Make sure the pro d uct is[...]

M a i n t ena nc e 17 En glish Maintenan ce Y o u ca n k e ep t he o pera t ion o f th e p ro d u c t at it s b est b y p e r fo r m i ng t h e pr o c ed u r es d es c r ib ed i n th i s chapter. Als o, this section includes in structi on s on how to re place ink cart ridges and tran sport the product. Rep lacing I n k Car tri dges When the B ink l[...]

18 Ma int e na nc e 3. Press an d re lease the B ink butto n. T he i nk c a r t r id g e h o l der m o v e s t o th e c h e ck posi tion and t he On and B in k ligh ts fl ash. If one of th e ca rtr idge s i s l ow o r ex p en ded , t h e pr oduct moves th at cartridg e to th e _ ma r k . I f no n e o f th e c a r t ri d g es ar e l o w o r ex p en [...]

M a i n t ena nc e 19 English 8. Remove th e y el l ow tape from th e bottom o f t he ink car t ridg e. c Caution: ❏ Y ou m ust r em ove t he yellow ta pe f r om t he car t ridge bef or e inst all ing it; otherwise, print qual ity may decline or you m ay no t be a ble to print. ❏ I f yo u have i nst alled an i nk cartr idge w it hout r emoving [...]

20 Ma int e na nc e Check in g and Clean ing t he Print Head If your pri nt outs ar e unex pe ct e dly light, colors are missi n g, or you se e l igh t or dark li nes acros s the pag e, you may need t o cle an the prin t head. T his cle ars th e print head nozzles , wh ic h can become clo gge d i f you do not us e th e pro duc t f or a l ong t ime.[...]

M a i n t ena nc e 21 English Cleani ng This Pr oduct To keep the ope r ation o f t h e product at i t s best, c lean it periodica l ly usin g th e fol l owin g pr ocedure . 1. Unplug t h e pow er cord. 2. R emov e a ll pa p er f rom t he sh eet fe eder . 3. Use a soft brush to carefull y c lean away all dus t and di rt from the sh ee t fe ed er . [...]

22 Solv ing Pr o blem s So lv ing P r obl ems If y ou hav e a p ro b l e m w i th th e pr odu c t, c h eck the l i g h ts on th e c o nt ro l p a n el and th e c o d e n u m b er o r l e tt er i n th e k [ C opies ] wi ndow to d iagnose wh at may be causing the probl e m . Y ou can als o check “P r oblems and Soluti ons” on page 24 for tr oub l[...]

Solv ing P r oblem s 23 En glish k b Er ror k i Print From I ndex Sh eet k [ Cop i e s ] T he index sheet doe s not mat c h the photos on the memo ry ca rd . Remove the mem ory card an d ins er t t he card u sed to pri nt the index sheet —or place the corr ect in dex she et on the document table . Then press x St ar t E [ Col o r ] t o continue o[...]

24 Solv ing Pr o blem s Probl ems an d S ol u ti ons C h eck t he solut ions b elo w if you are hav ing problem s us ing t h e pro duct . Se tup probl ems The p ro d u ct m ak e s n oise af ter y o u tu r n it o n. ■ M a k e s ur e th e p r o te c ti ve t a p e is n o t b lo c k i n g t he print head. Aft er releasing the p r int head, tu rn off [...]

Solv ing P r oblem s 25 En glish Pr in t quality pr obl ems Y ou se e b an d ing (li ght li n es) in y o ur pr in tou ts o r copies. ■ C lea n th e p r in t he a d ( & “Checkin g th e prin t head ” on page 20) . ■ Make su re you s elect t he corre ct pape r type ( & “Selecting Paper” on page 8). ■ Make su re the prin table (w [...]

26 Solv ing Pr o blem s ■ C le a n th e d ocu m e nt ta b l e ( & “Cle aning This Produ c t ” on page 21). Oth er problems Wh en you turn off t h e product, a r ed l amp insi de the pro duct may rema i n on . ■ T he lam p will stay on for a maxi mum of 15 minu t es , th en g o out a u to mati ca l ly . T his d oes n o t i n d i c a te m[...]

Solv ing P r oblem s 27 En glish[...]

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